# east west (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover east west. Page: Feed: --- ## [How I Studied Japanese in 1976, Part II](https://nihongoism.substack.com/p/how-i-studied-japanese-in-1976-part) _2026-08-02 · Bob Myers · Nihongoism_ Exactly fifty years ago this July 4, I boarded a plane for my first trip to Japan! ## [Ten Thousand What?](https://nihongoism.substack.com/p/ten-thousand-what) _2026-07-13 · Bob Myers · Nihongoism_ In a recent article on the character 運 (Why does Japanese use the same character for “luck” and “carry”?), I quoted a famous sentence from Dōgen, the thirteenth-century Zen master, in his masterwork Shōbōgenzō (正法眼蔵, “Treasury of the True Dharma Eye”—and hold on to that word “Dharma”): ## [What exactly is ginjo sake?](https://nihongoism.substack.com/p/what-exactly-is-ginjo-sake) _2026-06-29 · Bob Myers · Nihongoism_ Most people who drink sake learn right off the bat that a ginjo (吟醸) or daiginjo (大吟醸) means something exceptional is happening in the bottle. ## [Why does Japanese use the same character for "luck" and "carry"?](https://nihongoism.substack.com/p/why-does-japanese-use-the-same-character) _2026-06-14 · Bob Myers · Nihongoism_ When a Japanese speaker says un ga ii (運がいい), they mean someone is lucky. ## [Hey Bob, how much of this are you just making up anyway?](https://nihongoism.substack.com/p/hey-bob-how-much-of-this-are-you) _2026-06-01 · Bob Myers · Nihongoism_ A deep dive into Japanese historical linguistics and the surprising revelation that Japanese used to have eight vowels instead of five ## [The Japanese Art of Thinking, Part 2](https://nihongoism.substack.com/p/the-japanese-art-of-thinking-part) _2026-05-10 · Bob Myers · Nihongoism_ How kangaeru behaves and what the grammar reveals ## [The Japanese Art of Thinking](https://nihongoism.substack.com/p/the-japanese-art-of-thinking) _2026-04-28 · Bob Myers · Nihongoism_ Part I: The history and archaeology of "kangaeru" ## [Weaving the threads of time](https://nihongoism.substack.com/p/weaving-the-threads-of-time) _2026-04-14 · Bob Myers · Nihongoism_ What do machines and opportunities have to do with each other? ## [The Farmer Planning His Day with the Hoe at His Side](https://nihongoism.substack.com/p/the-farmer-planning-his-day-with) _2026-03-22 · Bob Myers · Nihongoism_ How a farmer’s first act of the day became the Japanese word for “to plan” ## [The pata-pata of little feet](https://nihongoism.substack.com/p/the-pata-pata-of-little-feet) _2026-03-15 · Bob Myers · Nihongoism_ Japanese has an extraordinary vocabulary for things touching and being touched ## [8.1% APY Plus Free Stock (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/V0nsb8WOYBGw) _2026-03-15 · **Sponsored**_ Claim 8.1% APY and up to $1,030 in SK hynix and Nvidia stock. ## [I am love](https://simplynondual.substack.com/p/i-am-love) _2025-11-26 · Marcel Eschauzier · Simply Nondual_ Wednesday, November 26. ## [A bridge resting on passion](https://simplynondual.substack.com/p/a-bridge-built-on-passion) _2025-11-19 · Marcel Eschauzier · Simply Nondual_ Why, of all things, approach nonduality with thought? ## [Freedom from conclusions](https://simplynondual.substack.com/p/freedom-without-conclusions) _2025-11-04 · Marcel Eschauzier · Simply Nondual_ It helped me a lot ## [Curiosity, mental resistance and the ego](https://simplynondual.substack.com/p/curiosity-mental-resistance-and-the) _2025-10-16 · Marcel Eschauzier · Simply Nondual_ What do you get when five curious minds dive into the psychology of resistance? [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/176308148/6141a5d891f47aee2f2578a3826a8db2.mp3) ## [Why reality is nothing but a dream](https://simplynondual.substack.com/p/why-reality-is-a-dream-and-nothing) _2025-10-08 · Marcel Eschauzier · Simply Nondual_ An entire lifetime can slip by without seeing what this short musing reveals ## [Welcome to the Nondual Café](https://simplynondual.substack.com/p/welcome-to-the-nondual-cafe) _2025-09-30 · Marcel Eschauzier · Simply Nondual_ Waiting on the free ## [The Others East–West: from pleaser to presence](https://simplynondual.substack.com/p/the-others-eastwest-from-pleaser) _2025-09-23 · Marcel Eschauzier · Simply Nondual_ Levinas, Sartre, and the radical middle way ## [The vultures of very good taste](https://simplynondual.substack.com/p/the-vultures-of-very-good-taste) _2025-09-15 · Marcel Eschauzier · Simply Nondual_ When "normal" turns into a hobby ## [\[Intentionally left blank\]](https://simplynondual.substack.com/p/intentionally-left-blank) _2025-09-12 · Marcel Eschauzier · Simply Nondual_ Word hunt almost gone wrong ## [Creativity East-West: the riddle of the impossible muse](https://simplynondual.substack.com/p/creativity-east-west-the-riddle-of) _2025-09-09 · Marcel Eschauzier · Simply Nondual_ The radical middle way wears many masks ## [Find it on Amazon (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/q72uxE56UFfl) _2025-09-09 · **Sponsored**_ Open the Amazon product listing to see details and availability ## [Is Anybody There?](https://robertajonas.substack.com/p/is-anybody-there) _2025-06-03 · Robert A. Jonas · Empty Bell: Christian-Buddhist Dialogue_ Buddhist & Christian Perspectives ## ["Somewhere, over the Rainbow"](https://robertajonas.substack.com/p/somewhere-over-the-rainbow) _2025-04-29 · Robert A. Jonas · Empty Bell: Christian-Buddhist Dialogue_ Played on shakuhachi by Dr. Robert A. Jonas [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/161923856/c3c52d46775bc1eddd7d98013c3d3158.mp3) ## [Are There Different Silences?](https://robertajonas.substack.com/p/are-there-different-silences) _2025-04-07 · Robert A. Jonas · Empty Bell: Christian-Buddhist Dialogue_ Silences in psychotherapy, Buddhism & Christianity ## [Smith College Buddhists Chat with a Christian](https://robertajonas.substack.com/p/smith-college-buddhists-chat-with) _2025-04-04 · Robert A. Jonas · Empty Bell: Christian-Buddhist Dialogue_ A Dialogue with Christian-Buddhist author, Dr. Robert A. Jonas ## [Two Strands of holiness](https://robertajonas.substack.com/p/two-strands-of-holiness) _2025-03-29 · Robert A. Jonas · Empty Bell: Christian-Buddhist Dialogue_ Finding a home in contemplative practice across traditions ## [Exploring Buddhist-Christian practices](https://robertajonas.substack.com/p/exploring-buddhist-christian-practices) _2025-02-16 · Robert A. Jonas · Empty Bell: Christian-Buddhist Dialogue_ from the Empty Bell sanctuary in Northampton, MA